Worcester police are advising drivers to avoid the area of Grafton and Plantation Streets this afternoon, where a tanker carrying diesel fuel fell off a flatbed trailer at the streets' intersection earlier today.

The tanker was carrying an estimated 1,200 gallons of diesel fuel, according to police. The spill has caused traffic issues in the Rice Square area, according to Worcester Mag and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Some traffic is being rerouted onto Dorchester Street, which runs between Grafton and Vernon Streets, the Telegram reported.